portrait of a young man drowning charles perry Book
by charles perry
Book Comments & Discussion (2)
A very powerful book! Not a nice book, quite horrific in parts. The only book the author Charles Perry had published. The only manuscript for his other about the murder of his son was destroyed in a fire. He died shortly after. With little or no education, his writing is amazing! He has that gift of saying so much with so few words.
Post Comment - Let others know what you think about this book
Storyline
This riveting tale of compulsion and murder bears comparison in its inexorability to Jim Thompson's The Killer Inside Me.
Set in the world of Brooklyn gangsters and juvenile delinquents, Portrait of a Young Man Drowning reveals a character caught in a whirlpool of street crime and Oedipal passion, driven by circumstances beyond his control into acts of self-destruction and twisted sexuality.Details
- Number of Pages: 336 pages
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publish Date: Jul 16, 1996
- Price: $21.95
- ASIN: 0393314626
- ISBN: 0393314626
Similar Books
The Invisible Man: H.G. Wells
The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East: Robert Fisk
The Rule of Four: Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomasson
The Everlasting Man: G.K. Chesterton
Brida: Paulo Coelho
Report Abuse for this page, if inappropiate
Books on the site are added by members. You can add a book too. Click here to add one.
Stats for this Book
Mar 2011
2,717 Views
1 Fans
Last Viewed: Apr 22
Last Commented: Feb 2019